Javier Gómez Noya "Mario is the best triathlete in short distance, he is very fast and capable of running more than anyone"

The Great Captain of the TRIARMADA, Javier Gómez Noya, participated in an interview through the Instagram Live of the Spanish Triathlon Federation.

The great Spanish Triathlon champion even answered in English to some fans connected from different parts of the world, revealing personal details and talking about current issues or his memories such as the Princess of Asturias Award for Sports.

“I started playing soccer, but I didn't really stay for very long.”

Javi Gómez Noya was from the story of his beginnings in the sport: “I started playing soccer, but I really didn't stay there for too long. I joined the Ferrol swimming club, I started swimming, I was progressing, and I was good at it but it was not exceptional.

I knew that I was not going to be a world star, but without training I practically had an facility for the bike and for running ”. So He reached the first triathlon "in 1998, in Olympic distance, and although it was a hard experience I liked the sport from the beginning.

Little by little I went further, and when a countryman like Iván Raña, who lived fifty kilometers from home, competed and got the Olympic diploma in Sydney 2000, I thought I could do something”.

Since then until now, many things have happened in Javier Gómez Noya's life, including experiencing the current health emergency.

"I am in a moment of training, raising my foot a bit, and not being at a competitive level because there are no races now," he detailed. “

Waiting to see how the calendar is set up, what races there will be, if Hawaii will be held... the problem right now is traveling, and getting five thousand people from all over the world even in a country like New Zealand, which has very controlled the health issue, it looks something far away ”, confessed the great champion.

New Zealand has always been a special place for Javier Gómez Noya “since the 2003 World Cup victory in Queenstown. I've always loved it, competing there is fantastic, Auckland is where I've performed best”.

In addition, of course, it is a country to which he is united by many things “and also especially my wife, Anneke”.

Other curiosities were “the worst sports experience, the injury before the Rio 2016 Olympic Games; and there have been many good moments, I would perhaps stay with the sprint against Jonathan Brownlee at the London 2012 Games”.

The talk passed with a memory of all the World Cups against rivals like Frodeno or the Brownlee.

The answers to questions with details about pre-competition nutrition followed one another, "which is not always the same, it changes depending on the circumstances, the place in the world you are in, you cannot stress yourself about eating exactly what you want"

About his withdrawal

He also spoke about the inevitable question of a future withdrawal raised by another great international Spanish champion, in this case of Duathlon, Emilio Martín. Noya is clear about it: "As long as I feel well and enjoy...".

About Mario Mola

The curiosity of the fans even led to a question about the other current main figure of the Spanish triathlon.

¿Mario Mola Will it surpass you in World Cups ?, said Daniel Márquez, Director of Communication of the Spanish Triathlon Federation.

“Of course he has that ability, he is the best short distance triathlete, he is very fast and capable of running more than anyone. He is at a good age, in his sporting maturity and he could surpass me ”.